Administration Personnel Directory

Executive Director

Executive Dean Goodman provides leadership and oversight for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station&period; He works closely with university leaders to develop and implement strategic initiatives that reflect and advance the university's research&comma; education&comma; and outreach missions&period;

Cooperative Extension

Larry Katz leads all Cooperative Extension programs&period; Rutgers Cooperative Extension helps New Jersey's diverse population to adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives and communities through an educational process that uses science-based knowledge&period;

Ken Karamichael develops and directs the T&period;E&period;E&period;M&period; Gateway &lpar;Transitional Education and Employment Management&rpar; youth development and drop-out prevention programs in conjunction with the Juvenile Justice Commission and the office of the Attorney General&period; He is responsible for all grant writing&comma; program management and implementation needs within our expanded local&comma; state&comma; and national youth collaborations&period; He also serves as the Director of the Youth Success Center of Newark &lpar;YE2S Center&rpar; and as the program's liaison with the philanthropic community&period;

Research

Brad Hillman is responsible for research programs and resources associated with NJAES&period; His office ensures effective use of federal formula funding through Hatch&comma; multistate&comma; and McIntire-Stennis programs and of state resources directed to NJAES&period; He also oversees intellectual property associated with NJAES scientists&comma; such as plant variety patents and royalties&period; Various NJAES centers and research farms are also coordinated through his office&period;

Margaret Brennan-Tonetta is responsible for the development and implementation of new economic development initiatives at NJAES such as the Rutgers Food Innovation Center&comma; as well as administrative oversight of existing programs such as the Rutgers EcoComplex&comma; Center for Advanced Food Technology&comma; the Multispecies Aquaculture Demonstration Facility and the NJAES Technology Transfer program&period; She also provides economic assessments and operational recommendations for NJAES programs&period;

Jerry Baron oversees the research of 125 full time scientists at 31 field research farms and seven analytical laboratories nationwide with an operational budget of approximately &dollar;30 million US dollars&period; The goal of the IR-4 Project is to support the registration of safe and effective biological and chemical pesticides for fruits&comma; vegetables&comma; herbs&comma; and other specialty crops&period;